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Exclusive: Deep Isolation at EnerCom Denver – The Energy Investment Conference 2025

September 11, 2025

(Oil & Gas 360) – Publisher’s Note: You can view the EnerCom Denver—The Energy Investment Conference and the Energy Transition and Emerging Technology Series presenter replays for a limited time. Deep isolation works with government waste management programs to reduce the liability of growing nuclear waste inventories. the company has designed and developed a directional borehole disposal solution that meets

Cold War plutonium could power future U.S. reactors

August 27, 2025

(Oil Price)– Plutonium material from dismantled U.S. nuclear warheads from the Cold War could be offered to American power firms as a fuel to potentially use in advanced nuclear technologies, under a draft plan of the Trump Administration. The U.S. does not use plutonium in nuclear power facilities. In the past, plutonium has been converted into fuel for commercial reactors

South Korean firms pledge $150 billion in US investments at summit

August 26, 2025

(BOE Report)– South Korea touted a broad range of U.S. investment plans by its companies at Monday’s summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, spanning shipbuilding, nuclear energy, aerospace, energy and critical minerals. While South Korean companies pledged at the summit $150 billion in U.S. investments, the countries also agreed to establish a non-binding

Nuclear energy newcomers electrify final day of EnerCom’s 30th anniversary Energy Investment Conference

August 18, 2025

(Oil & Gas 360) – Nuclear Companies Presenting at EnerCom Denver – The Energy Investment Conference. Log in to join us. The nuclear company lineup for the conference includes: Oklo (NYSE: OKLO) Oklo deploys sodium fast reactors using recycled nuclear waste and down blended fissionable material, or High-Assay, Low-Enriched Uranium fuel to generate electricity. Its commercial Aurora power plant

Energy Transition Meets Emerging Tech on August 20th at EnerCom’s 30th Anniversary Energy Investment Conference

August 18, 2025

(Oil & Gas 360) – Don’t Miss The Energy Transition and Emerging Technology Session at EnerCom Denver – The Energy Investment Conference, celebrating its 30th anniversary this August! Registration is still available for EnerCom Denver – The Energy Investment Conference. The full schedule for the conference can be found at www.enercomdenver.com. Login to join. In recent years, the Energy Transition

Data centers turn to nuclear for AI energy demands

August 14, 2025

(Oil Price)– Major data center operator Equinix (EQIX.O) has announced a series of agreements to secure advanced nuclear electricity, including power purchase agreements and a pre-order for microreactors, to fuel its data centers. The move comes as the growing energy demands of data centers, driven by technologies like generative artificial intelligence (AI), raise concerns about global power supplies. According to a

NASA wants to put a nuclear reactor on the moon

August 8, 2025

(Oil Price) – NASA is accelerating plans to set up a nuclear reactor to the Moon by the end of the decade, to power bases there and help America be the first nation to have an energy base powered by 24/7 nuclear power on the Moon and win the “second space race” with Russia and China. Back in 2020, NASA was planning

Nuclear energy newcomers electrify final day of EnerCom’s 30th anniversary Energy Investment Conference

July 29, 2025

(Oil & Gas 360) – Five Nuclear Companies to Present at EnerCom Denver – The Energy Investment Conference Qualified Investors, Analysts and Energy Industry Professionals Can Register at No Cost at www.enercomdenver.com DENVER – July 23, 2025 – EnerCom, Inc., a leading energy consulting and strategic communications firm, announces an unprecedented lineup of nuclear energy companies scheduled to present on Wednesday, August 20,

In a first, NRC approves restart of mothballed nuclear facility

July 29, 2025

(Oil Price)– The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Thursday granted multiple licensing and regulatory approvals necessary for the 800-MW Palisades nuclear plant in Michigan to restart operations later this year. Palisades is now authorized to receive new fuel and formally transition licensed reactor operators to on-shift status, Holtec International said in a statement. The company is leading the effort to restart the

Oklo and Vertiv Announce Collaboration to Advance Power and Cooling Solutions for Hyperscale and Colocation Data Centers in the United States

July 22, 2025

Publisher’s Note: Oklo will present at EneCom Denver – The Energy Investment Conference at the Westin Downtown, August 17-20, 2025. Register to attend. Oil & Gas 360 – SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– – Oklo Inc. (NYSE: OKLO), an advanced nuclear technology company, and Vertiv (NYSE: VRT), a global leader of critical digital infrastructure, today announced a collaboration agreement focused on the co-development of advanced power and thermal management

Investor confidence fuels nuclear fusion frenzy

July 22, 2025

(Oil Price) – Investments in fusion technology have jumped by $2.6 billion in the year to July, the most since 2022, the Fusion Industry Association said in a new report on Tuesday, noting that the growth in funding for fusion energy companies “is the most striking indicator of the industry’s accelerating trajectory.” The association’s report showed that total funding for fusion efforts has exceeded $9.7

How has the U.S. energy use changed since 1776?

July 16, 2025

(EIA) – In 2024, the United States consumed about 94 quadrillion British thermal units (quads) of energy, a 1% increase from 2023, according to our Monthly Energy Review. Fossil fuels—petroleum, natural gas, and coal—accounted for 82% of total U.S. energy consumption in 2024. Nonfossil fuel energy—from renewables and nuclear energy—accounted for the other 18%. Petroleum remained the most-consumed fuel in the

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